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Lake Titicaca

A Synthesis of Limnological Knowledge

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. C. Dejoux
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  2. A. Iltis
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Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae (MOBI, volume 68)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Abiotic Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Origins

      • Alain Lavenu
      Pages 3-15

    3. Geomorphology and Sedimentation

      • Denis Wirrmann, Luis A. Rodrigo, Michael W. Binford, Mark Brenner, Daniel R. Engstrom
      Pages 16-39

    4. Paleohydrology

      • Denis Wirrmann, Jean-Pierre Ybert, Philippe Mourguiart, J.-P. Ybert
      Pages 40-62

    5. Climatology And Hydrology

      • Michel Alain Roche, Jacques Bourges, José Cortes, Roger Mattos
      Pages 63-88

    6. Physico-Chemistry

      • André Iltis, Jean-Pierre Carmouze, Jacques Lemoalle, Carlos Arze, Jorge Quintanilla, Jean Loup Guyot et al.
      Pages 89-160

  3. Biological Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. Phytoplancton

      • Simone Servant-Vildary, André Iltis, Peter J. Richerson, Patrick J. Neale, Rene Alfaro Tapia, Heath J. Carney et al.
      Pages 163-222

    3. Macrophytes

      • Aline Raynal-Roques, Micheline Guerlesquin, André Iltis, Philippe Mourguiart
      Pages 223-253

    4. Zooplankton

      • Jeanne Rey, Julio Pinto, Anitra L. Pawley, Peter J. Richerson, Claude Dejoux, André Iltis
      Pages 254-288

    5. Benthic Fauna

      • Claude Dejoux, Nicole Boury-Esnault, Cecilia Volkmer-Ribeiro, Michel Lafont, Jacques Juget, Philippe Mourguiart
      Pages 289-404

    6. Fish Fauna

      • Laurent Lauzanne, Gérard Loubens, Francisco Osorio
      Pages 405-448

    7. Associated Animal Communities

      • Jean Vellard, Claude Dejoux
      Pages 449-469

  4. Exploitation of the Lake Resources Socio-Economic Aspects and Contamination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 471-471
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    2. Ethnology And Socio-Economy

      • Thérèse Bouysse-Cassagne, Jean Vellard, Benjamin S. Orlove, Dominique P. Levieil, Hugo P. Treviño, Jean Vacher et al.
      Pages 473-522

    3. Hydrological Potential

      • Jacques Bourges, José Cortes, Edgar Salas
      Pages 523-538

    4. Ichtyological Potential

      • Hugo Treviño, Julian Torres Calderon, Maria Roncal Gutierrez
      Pages 539-550

    5. Contamination

      • Thomas G. Northcote
      Pages 551-561

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 563-N21
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About this book

Lake Titicaca, because of its area and volume and its situation at high attitude within the tropics, is a unique hydrological site in the world. It should be noted that it stands at the transition point between two very distinct geographical regions: the desert fringe of the Pacific coast to the west and the great Amazonian forest extending to the Atlantic coast to the east.
Many scientists have been attracted to the lake in the past because of its unusual limnological features. In this book the editors have compiled an exhaustive review of current knowledge from the existing literature and from the results of more recent observations.
It is certain that this book will become the essential reference work for scientists wanting to make progress in revealing the lake's secrets. It can be stated unequivocally that this work constitutes a complete review of the present state of knowledge on Lake Titicaca and that it provides the latest results of research on this habitat.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lake Titicaca

  • Book Subtitle: A Synthesis of Limnological Knowledge

  • Editors: C. Dejoux, A. Iltis

  • Series Title: Monographiae Biologicae

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2406-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1663-3Published: 30 November 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5061-6Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2406-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0077-0639

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1729

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 576

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecology

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